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…. The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1988 -Page 17 Belligerent Bosworth bears all in narrative BY ADAM SCHRAGER As we enter this academic year, it is somewhat difficult to envision the hate you may soon have for your new or old roomate. Imagine a hate even more rabid than that and you get what many people feel for iSeattle Seahawks linebacker Brian ,Bosworth. The flamboyant Oklahoma native -did little to improve his public 'image when...…

…A t9ge 18- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1988 Grant signs with Clippers BY ADAM BENSON Former Michigan basketball star Gary Grant signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers August 16, which will pay him $1 million dollars over the next three seasons. The 6-3 guard, who won the Big Ten Most Valuable Player Award last year, was the first of the Clippers three first-round draft picks to agree to terms with the club. "I'm happy...…

…Big " Skrepenak fits nicely at 'M' BY ADAM SCHEFTER Greg Skrepenak has always had a thard time fitting in. No, it is not because of some flaw in his person- -ality or anything like that. . You see, Skrepenak is 6-8 and weighs 320 pounds. Football cleats I are only made in triple-X width which is uncomfortable for his 17- inch foot. His shoulder pads in high school had to be brought in from the JPhiladelphia Eagles. Go ask his coach at GAR Me...…

…I Page 20- The Michigan Daily -I Friday, September 9, 1988 Irish' Continued from Page 1 about the quarterback position. Either Michael Taylor, Demetrius Brown, or Wilbur Odom will get the chance to call the signals. Some people have claimed that Schembechler isn't announcing his quarterback until game time to throw off Notre Dame. Bo says no. "This hasn't been done to trick them at all," he insisted. "I can tell them now that it isn't goin...…

…w w w v . j , i W w W. VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1 L , xr x a , <coa,< s> > oarvc>::att r". . t Start practicing for the real world. Using an IBM " Personal System/2R computer to help you succeed in college can also prepare you to succeed in a career. Because chances are, after you graduate, you'll be working on an IBM computer. So the IBM PS/2 is the perfect investment. It can help you organize your notes, write and revise papers, produc...…

…V~'M V VVVV w , . W r The University Center for"the. Cild and Family:< 1007 East Huron Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1690 is a new University of Michigan based clinical agency offering a widevariety of psycho- logical services to children and families. Services include; SAssessment of children's social, " Group therapy for adult survivors ofl emotional, and intellectual develop- incest ment " Evaluation and intervention for "Assessment of f...…

…v w w VV :W w w Sept. 10 at Notre Dame SH E F IGH TING . IR ISH Bolcar HEAD COACH: Lou Holtz, third year (13-10 at Notre Dame, 129-75-5 overall) 1987 RECORD: 8-4 SERIES LEADER: Michigan, 13-6 LAST MEETING: Notre Dame 26, Michigan 7 (Ann Arbor, 1987) RETURNING LETTERMEN: 39 STARTERS RETURNING: 11 The Fighting Irish come off a season that saw them earn their first major bowl bid in seven years. Converted tailback Ricky Wat- ters replaces Hei...…

…w w w W Wi. V V I ,w MF lqw w w I Maize and Blue Mark Messner-izes opposition By Pete Steiner,. F..-. When comparing Mark Messner to his father, Max, a former NFL linebacker with the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers, it's not necessarily a case of "like father, like son." "He was oversized for his posi- tion; I'm undersized for mine," said Messner, Michigan's fifth-year All- America defensive tackle. "So I have to be a little...…

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…_W',- w V V w7 W- _mr, -W w w q * . 8 'M' hopes to avoid nightmare of '87 By Darren Jasey Last season was a tough one for Michigan linebackers. Consider the plight of Neil Simpson, who was forced to play three games into his initial year. As he recalls, his first starting assign- ment against Wisconsin was no easy Cam LINEBAQKERS task. "I overran a play," he said. "I had a one-on-one tackle at the guy. I just overran him." Unfortunat...…

…U U w V V V- 1" W w w R s. ky 'j 1 f t ..s # ; c rr''j(:: . jr' .y . ; !;'P , : 4 N'''k% , 2 k 'F ' ' C k: f j; sr - ' :ri ; ''S 'K Front than boasts more show one-man Who can figure p be a certain parity, you're bound to have numbers of different predici- nions vary on No. 1 spot tons." By Pete Steinert By Adam Schrager The time: early evening, Sept. 10 The place: an Ann Arbor resi- dence The situation: the nationally tel...…

…w w w w V I W, I qw w I -W -W -1 f Arnold returns as sole survivor By Pete Steinert David Arnold. His name stands alone when it comes to returning regulars in the Michigan secondary. The loss of Allen Bishop, Doug Mallory and Erik Campbell leaves the Wolver- ines with reason for concern heading into the '88 campaign. "The only position we have to work on now (defensively), I guess, is defensive back," defensive tackle Mark Messner...…

…w w W w VV w W qw New rule affects Gillette record winds up PAT 2- point try By Adam Schrager A Mike Gillette blocked extra- point attempt could result in more than a one-point difference this year with the introduction of one of the NCAA's 34 rule changes for the 1988 season. The rule allows the defense to advance the ball on a failed extra- point attempt or two-point conver- sion. If the defense returns the ball for what would be ...…

…w w w M "W -w- 7W^ 4 rr New faces vie for startig By Pete Steinert When Notre Dame lines up de- fensively against Michigan on Sat- urday night, it won't recognize any of the Wolverines' offensive back- field starters from last year's game. Michigan will go with a com- pletely revamped backfield as a result v> . of Michigan head coach Bo Schem- bechler's decision to open fall prac- i BACKFIELD tice without last year's starting quarterba...…

… w Line ready to 'dominate' By Pete Steinert At 6-2, 267 pounds Dave Chester is the "little guy" on Michigan's of- fensive line. Needless to say, the Wolverines stack a lot of beef up front. Their top eight players, who should all see action this season, average 6-4, 281 pounds. Greg Skrepenak tops the list at 6-8, 322 pounds. They're not only big, but they can play. The Sporting News OFFENSIVE LINE thought enough of Michigan's of- fensi...…

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…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan- Thursday, September 8, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Dude, a new prez Provost takes over top 'U' post BY RYAN TUTAK James Duderstadt became the 11th University president Sept. 1, and he has set a bold agenda - to build the campus into a multicultural model for other universities, and the country, to follow. Some faculty and students praise Duderstad...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Doily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 NEWS Interim provost University President James Dud- erstadt will nominate his former as- sdciate to serve as vice president for academic affairs until the University finds a permanent person to fill the post. ,Former Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert Hol- brook will be named interim vice president if the University's Board of- Regents accepts his nomination next wee...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988-- Page 3 NEWS i M 'U' describes 'acceptable' protest acts "Here at the 'U', we don't say 'orientated."' Student tour groups like this one learned why they call it the UGLi, that it's "Angell," not "Angel," and - by being issued cards - that the University doesn't just treat you like a number. It treats you like a number and a UPC symbol. their first I.D. Faculty to have own code by fall ...…

…Pgge 4 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 PINION University names Duderstadt president: I* Vol. IC-No. 1 Unsigned editorials represent fhe majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board. Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. Vote to save student rights: S Regent Baker's greatest hits DURING HIS 16 YEARS AS a regent at the University, Deane Baker -has forwarded an agenda to act on hi...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page'5 ERSPECTI VES I Down with'dh By Lillien Waller During the last year, the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) has attempted to vo- rally and persistently challenge the racism within the University. By continuing to have a broad ggenda which encompasses our links to other na- tional and international struggles, ranging from South Africa and Central America to mass mobilization and ...…

…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 ERSPEOTI VES The role of the University in world politics: Thored Richard Falk is a professor of international law at Princeton University and author of the recently pub- lished book, Revolutionaries and Functionaries: The Jual Face of Terrorism. His scholarly interests include -the role of political violence in the implementation of foreign policy and the relevance of civil disobed...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 7 NEWS MSA avoids major funding reduction BY RYAN TUTAK The University's Board of Regents - after hearing many pleas from a band of disgruntled students wanting to defund or radically change the Michigan Student Assembly - instead voted this summer to keep MSA and its funding essentially the same. Students now will pay MSA $6.28 each term. Last year the fee was $7, but students struck ...…

…Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 Meeting the press: A 26-hour sit-in in the offices of LSA Dean Peter Steiner by students who said he had made racist remarks drew local and national media attention. Dean under fire: LSA Dean Peter Steiner (foreground) is remarks Steiner had made concerning the University's affirma then-University President Robben Fleming called Steiner's rem I JOHN MUNSON/Daily "We Shall Overcome":...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - rage 9 JOHN MUNSON/Daily ed by a crowd of angry students demanding his resignation. The students termed racist ion program. Students left the meeting and occupied his offices for 26 hours. Although nfortunate," no action was taken against him. ROBINLOZNAK/Daily Bubbly and troubly: Graduation 1988 was both, as champagne corks and tempers flew. While some students protested the awarding of an ...…

…4 Page 10- The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 8, 1988 I at-a-glancE compiled from staff repor II inm .A 1Am.k may 1 id 4 A 5 16 7 The University's anti-harassment policy officially goes into effect. Spring Term Begins Ann Arbor resident Charles Tackett, a Vietnam veteran, sees his dream of a national Vietnam veterans' holiday begin to come true with an Ann Arbor veterans' celebration at the University's Regents' Plaza. -- ...…

…The Michigan Daily -.Thursday, September 8, 1988--Page 11 NEWS ~Regentsd BY PATRICK STAIGER The University will declare Martin Luther King's birthday this academic year a "Diversity Day" and hold alternative education programs instead of classes. But student groups who have pushed for a Univer- sity-wide King holiday have criticized points of the plan, saying it should provide for input from student minority groups and be more clear in its ...…

…Page 12-- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 NEWS .4. Security fights growing 'U' crime rate BY ANNA SENKEVITCH The University has the highest serious crime rate of any Big Ten s9choo1, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Big Ten campus security forces. *'In its latest edition of "Crime in the United States," published in July 1987, the FBI reported Michigan Stite University has the larges...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 13 NEWS Duers I Continued from Page 1 withdrew June 4, citing family and professional com- mitments in Buffalo. But sources within the search said Sample was taken seriously by few. One called him a bozo." U.S. Government Office of Management and Budget Director James Miller was another unrealistic finalist. Sources said the regents added his name haphazardly - with no intention to pi...…

…Ppae 14 -- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 rEIJDLZLZL LiZLI NEWS V- K NOW YOUR RIGHTS! THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STRICTLY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AND DISCRIMINATORY HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF: 0 RACE USEX EAGE * MARITAL STATUS * HANDICAP N VIETNAM-ERA VETERAN STATUS SEXUAL ORIENTATION * ETHNIC STATUS Protest Continued from Page 3 During the meeting, however, Duderstadt indicated that he preferred the regents make the ...…

…NEWS Administration begins code publicity campaign The Michigan Daily -- Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 15 M If You Are Still Looking For A Place To Live This Fall BY LISA MAGNINO Campus kiosks have long been a source for finding out about the lat- est local concerts, speakers, and events. But'starting this fall, they'll also serve notice of the University's new discriminatory acts policy - and the consequences of disobeying it - as par...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 17 UNIVERSITY Duderstadt on student issues Daily reporter Ryan Tutak inter- viewed new University President James Duderstadt last summer while he was still provost and vice presi- dent for academic affairs. D: Graduate student teaching assistants have said the tax on their tuition waiver is a burden. Some ap- parently will discontinue their stud- ies here because it's too expensive....…

…Page 18 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 UNIVERSITY Interview Continued from Page 17 against sexual orientation or (whether to) include sexual orientation as part of affirmative action... the University must take a stronger stance to in- dicate it will not tolerate discrimination of them and to protect those groups. D: Few political protests, in which campus security is involved, run their course without in- volved student...…

…The Michigan Daily --Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 19 h r4 NIVERSJTY Protest gives students a louder voice BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE The Michigan Daily, November, 1986: " "The Free South Africa Coordi- nating Committee collected more than 2,500 signatures, solicited let- ters of recommendation from around the world, and lobbied University officials in support of conferring the (honorary) degree on jailed South African leader Nelson Mandela...…

…Page 20- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 IDENTITY Daily staffers Donna Iadipaolo and Veronica Woolridge interviewed Moody in his office last summer. D: What exactly does your job entail? M: After I've been here for a year now, I can answer that question a little better than I think I could a year ago. I guess realistically this job entails my giving some guid- ance, leadership, consultation, and support to the various deans...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 2i IDENTITY Institutional racism: BY JIM PONIEWOZIK The word "racism," for many people, conjures up images of hood- ed Ku Klux Klan mobs and racial epithets. But in recent years, people at the University and elsewhere have be- gun to speak of a new, subtler type of racism. One that flows down from societal institutions rather than out of the mouths of bigots. One that oppresses minorit...…

…Page 22 - The Michigan Daily- Thursday, September 8, 1988 UNIVERSITY Struggling Continued from Page 19 first and that's what they think about when they protest," she said. "This University would not be the way it is without student protest. Leaders (of protest) have a 'this is what we want' attitude." Michigan Student Assembly Vice President Susan Overdorf says protest is vital to campus life. "University of Michigan students have the oppor...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 23 ANN ARBOR Skateboards ruled illegal downtown Safety in numbers Hundreds of women take to the streets of Ann Arbor each spring for the Take Back the Night march. The march, held in combination with a rally, protests sexual assault against women. town store owners say wayfaring skateboarders cause danger to their customers, and damage to property by riding up on curbs, park ben- ches...…

…Pge 24 --The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 ENTERTAINMENT Lapides hopes fans dig 'Miners BY TODD SHANKER The magnetism of good "pop" music should never be underesti- mated. Music tailored for mass ap- peal doesn't have to sound like Whitesnake (wimp/wuss metal), Richard Marx (gushy "love-hurts" crap), or even Madonna (dunce/dance grooves). Whether it be catchy, melodic, lyrical, creative or just plain fun, quality "pop" music ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 25 SPORTS V .:! Clippers grant 'M' grad his wish BY ADAM BENSON LOS ANGELES - It was the 15th pick in the first round of the June National Basketball Associa- tion draft, and the Seattle Superson- ics were preparing to select. Former Michigan star guard Gary Grant was still available. This was a surprise to most ex- perts because Grant seemed to be perfect for the Los Angeles Clipp...…

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…pi iq"Race is a social con- struct... We are one m people and we need to a " act that way."~ -United Coalition Against Racirm member Kim Smith, at last April's Ile, Unity Day Freedom March. .. f a . . I Ii y i ' 't DY ~ ,, "It's easy to get excited ccabout the persecution 1010 ,yof our own people... If> ,, ati9 necessary, we must put our life on the line - for people we have ' nothing in common with except for hu- 16,61 .., -Rep. Tom Lantos (D...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 PROFILE BY JIM PONIEWOZIK When Dar Vander Beek was seven years old, she had a friend, Jim, who used to tease her during recess. So she decided to play a joke on him. "You hit me one more time with that ball," she threatened, "and they'll take my leg off." JIM THREW the ball at her. Less than a month later, doctors amputated her right leg, hip, and half of her pelvis. "Poor Jim went thr...…

…The Michigan Daily -- Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 3 GOALS p 1 11 Why haven't you seen my face at yours? But we believe these stereotype m. p 11 p a BY DELRO HARRIS AND CURT LIM A few months ago, at the Ann Arbor Denny's on Washtenaw, three Asian students, having dinner, were racially harassed by two couples sitting in the booth behind them. The men harassing the Asians were making noises, attempting to mock Oriental sounds the...…

…Page 4- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 PROFILE Purple cow Continued from Page 2 "I've never seen a purple cow - I get queasy when one of them goes by," she said. "I hope to never see one - They should be kept out of sight with their own kind. But I can tell you anyhow - They'd proba- bly rather be dead. I'd rather see than be one - Take one to lunch? OK, but don't expect us to become friends." Here at the University, Vand...…

…The Michigan Daily --Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 5 GOALS Coope rate Continued from Page 3 WE ALL HAVE the same goals. We all want to be equally respected for who we are. We are all fighting racism. So the question then becomes: if we have these goals, why haven't we seen each other working to- gether for them? Why haven't I seen your face at my rally? Why haven't you seen my face at yours? Maybe we don't think the other's interests a...…

…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 CULTURE Students embrace Africa BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE Heritage What is Africa to me: Copper sun or scarlet sea, Jungle star or jungle track, Strong bronzed men, or regal black Women from whose loins I sprang When the birds of Eden sang? - Countee Cullen In the Summer of '87, not to be mistaken for the summer of '65, this student Academics went to Europe, this student stayed home. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 - Page 7 ACTIVISM Struggle remains strong in 1980s BY LILLIEN WALLER Often when we discuss political activism, especially among students, we tend to confine our discussion to the events of the 1960s. After all, Activism there was more , than enough going on to be active about then: deseg- regation and voter registration, the Vietnam War, anti-nuclear demon- strations. Yet what our historical tu...…

…Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 ACTIVISM BY ADOLEENA GONZALEZ As a Hispanic student on campus, I welcome all of you, and a much- deserved congratulations on your acceptance and presence at the Uni- versity. First-year students, you have un- dertaken a passage that will prepare you for the rest of your lives. His- panic students - as distinct as their backgrounds may be - on this Un- iversity's campus must come to- B...…